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Shaft is a 2000 American action crime thriller film co-written, co-produced, and directed by John Singleton and starring Samuel L. Jackson in the title role with Vanessa Williams, Jeffrey Wright, Christian Bale, Dan Hedaya, Busta Rhymes, Toni Collette and Richard Roundtree.
- $46 million
- David Arnold
- June 16, 2000
- Scott Rudin, John Singleton
Jun 16, 2000 · Shaft: Directed by John Singleton. With Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Jeffrey Wright, Christian Bale. New York City police detective John Shaft (nephew of the original 1970s detective) goes on a personal mission to make sure the son of a real estate tycoon is brought to justice after a racially-motivated murder.
- (80K)
- Action, Crime, Thriller
- John Singleton
- 2000-06-16
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Jun 16, 2000 · Synopsis Crooked cops on the take -- small-time drug lords -- sleazy informers and sadistic rich kids ready to kill --- for police detective John Shaft, its just another night in the underbelly...
- (1.3K)
- John Singleton
- R
- Samuel L. Jackson
Jun 19, 2000 · Two years pass, the rich kid returns to the country, Shaft nabs him, and then the plot involves his partner ( Busta Rhymes ), the drug kingpin ( Jeffrey Wright ), the sexy narcotics cop ( Vanessa Williams ), the larcenous cop ( Dan Hedaya) and his partner Luger ( Lee Tergesen ). Always look twice at a cop named Luger.
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Synopsis. In 1998, NYPD Detective John Shaft II (Samuel L. Jackson), a relative of legendary private investigator John Shaft I (Richard Roundtree), is called in to investigate the grievous assault of Trey Howard (Mekhi Phifer) outside a restaurant.
New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail for Switzerland.
